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In the lead-up to this year’s election and in its aftermath there are widespread reports of violence and intimidation against people because of their race, religion, language, nationality, perceived immigration status, disability, gender, sexual orientation or political affiliation. We at the National Education Policy Center , housed at the University...

From all of us in the School of Education: The School of Education embraces all students, staff, and faculty on the CU Boulder campus. We know some of the members of our community may be feeling especially vulnerable or threatened. We want you to know that you are loved and...

The 8th Annual Symposium on STEM Education was held Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 as a celebration of CU Boulder’s internationally recognized STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education initiatives. This year’s event highlighted some of the groundbreaking STEM education projects on campus, introduced a new generation of STEM education scholars,...

With support from the Ford Foundation, CU Engage and the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) are teaming up to launch a new research hub that will contribute relevant and timely research about education policy issues. Flipping historical paradigms of university-based research, the goal of the research hub is to work...

Friday, Oct. 28, was no ordinary day for Bill Penuel , professor of learning sciences and human development. Penuel was invited to the White House to work with a group of state teams tasked with implementation of President Obama’s Computer Science (CS) for All initiative. The CS for All: State-level...

The CU Boulder Alumni Association honored Kathy Escamilla , professor educational equity and cultural diversity, with 2016 Robert L. Stearns Award at the annual awards ceremony on Oct. 13. Initiated in 1953, the year Robert Stearns resigned as the sixth president of CU Boulder, the Stearns Award recognizes members of...

Michele Moses , associate dean for graduate studies in the School of Education, has been awarded the 2016 Hazel Barnes Prize, the most distinguished award a faculty member can receive from the university. She is also the first education faculty member to receive the award. Since 1992, the Hazel Barnes...

Our scholarship program began in 1993 under the direction of Chancellor Phil DiStefano, then Dean of the School of Education, and the CU Foundation. In our first year we awarded 5 scholarships totaling $2500. This year, on October 14th, 2016, the School of Education celebrated 64 scholarships and fellowships amounting...

The School of Education and Department of Ethnic Studies have partnered to offer a new program that will allow future teachers and community leaders to earn a bachelor’s degree in ethnic studies and a master’s degree in education in five years. The new “ 4+1 Ethnic Studies and Education Concurrent...

While the rest of Avon Elementary was quiet, a group of devoted district educators and researchers gathered this past summer to diligently review two new tools that aim to improve the special education referral and assessment processes for years to come. For the past three years, John Hoover , associate...